Gardening tool



J. COX, JR

Sept. 5, 1933.

GARDENING TOOL- Fil ed Nov '7, 1-932 J W J ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 5,1933 t UNITED STATES Artur GARDENING TOOL Jack Cx,-Jr., Bolton, Tex.

Application November 7, 1932. Serial No. 641,652

1 Claim. (01. 47-7) The invention relates to a tool and more parlen asat 12 to odate a duced ticularly to a gardening or budding tool forplants termediate compe e portion 13 0f the 0 or the like. and theseinterfitted portions are connected The primary object of the inventionis the prothrough the med of a pivot 14 50 that the arms vision of atool of this character wherein the 1 n 11 r j in d for the openin and doin 60 same is in the nature of pliers with blades upon of h l n a m nn rpr n d ri done jaw, While the other jaw is recessed to hold e arms andll haive formed thereon at a limb of a plant from which the bark is tobe n side f h piv 14 h x n n 15 pr cut in the grafting of such plant. 7vided with substantially U-shaped jaws 16 and 10 Another object of theinvention is the provl- 17 respective y- The l 17 has ed a its sion ofa, tool ofthis character wherein the same inner side in the limbs 01'branches thereof work will fit the limb of a plant or tree sothat aporreceiving or holding fece '8, While the l tion or section of its barkcan be cut away d 18 has in its limbs or branches the recesses 19 inthis fashion the bud is then interchangeable, w h are f l ly greaterxtent than the re- 5 the tool in its make-up being of novelconstruccesses 18 to expose at the inner side of said jaw 70 tion anddesigned particularly for budding, graft- 16 removable or replaceablecutting blades 20, ing, etc. these having the cutting edges 21. Theblades A further object of theinvention is the proviare held removablyor dc ae a y mounted on the sion of a tool of this character which isextremejaw 16 through the use of retaining plates 22 and ly simple inconstruction, thoroughly reliable and holding SCIeWS these being passedthrough efficient in its purpose or purposes, strong, durthe plates andengaged in netehee 24 in p able, readily and easily operated, andinexpensive S te e d Of each blade 20. to manufacture. One of the plates22 has at its outer extreme With these and other objects in view, theinend and protruded beyond the Ou lengel edge 25 vention consistsin thefeatures of construction, thereof a cutting lip 01' to constituting a 80combination and arrangement of parts as will bark splitt blade 25 Whichfunctions in e be hereinafter more fully described in detail; manualmanipulation of the tool for the splitting illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, which of the bark of a limb or branch of a plant,tlee discloses the preferred embodiment of the invenor the like so thata bud can be removed from tion, and pointed out in the claim hereuntoapthe limb after it has been cut around the limb.

pended. The recesses 19 exposing the blades 20 func- In the accompanyingdrawing: tion as a gauge to keep the said blades from cut Figure 1 is aperspective view of the tool cont ng tOO d ep nto the limb. structed inaccordance with the invention, the In the use of the tool the limb orbranch of a jaws thereof being in open position, plant or tree isengaged in the recesses 18 in the Figure 2 is a side elevation with thejaws in jaw 17 by placement of the tool for this purpose closed positionwhile by dotted lines is shown a and upon actuating the tool the bark 26upon limb or branch of a plant to be cut for removal a limb or branch2'7 can be cut into and also of a portion of its bark. such cut barksplit by the blade 25 so that the Figure 3 is a sectional view on theline 33 of grafting 01 budd this OW Ca e ee Figure 2. g ried forthsuccessfully. Also the section 28 of the Figure 4 is a perspective viewof one of the bark can be entirely removed from the branch or blades ofthe tool. limb as is shown in Figure 6 of the drawing and Figure 5 is anexploded perspective view of a this section grafted or patched toanother limb or plant or tree limbs or branches showing the steps branchfor the budding thereof and such section of cutting and removing aportion of its bark. may be termed a ring bud, while in Figure 5 ofFigure 6 is a perspective exploded View showing the drawing, at 29, isshown what might be termed a result in the use of the tool for thebudding or a patch bud. grafting of a plant, tree or the like. From theforegoing it is thought that the con- 50 Similar reference charactersindicate correstruction and manner of use of the tool will be spondingparts throughout the several views in clearly understood and therefore amore extended the drawing. explanation has been omitted.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the tool What is claimed is:eemlelisee a p 0f elms 10 and 11 p ve y, A tool of the characterdescribed comprising 110 the latter being recessed intermediate of itsa, pair of crossed pivotally connected arms and named jaw at their outersides and having their cutting edges bridging the last named recesses,each blade having end notches, and screws carried by the last named jawand received in said notches.

JACK COX, JR.

